Recross-examination of Teresa Ramirez

📄 Recross-examination of Teresa Ramirez — Thursday, September 14, 1995

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TRIAL

▲ Day 154 of 167

◀ Redirect examination of Teresa Ramirez (part 1) Redirect examination of Teresa Ramirez (part 2) ▶

Witness: Teresa Ramirez
Examiner: Peter Neufeld
Called by: Prosecution • Date: Thursday, September 14, 1995 • Utterances: 5

Peter Neufeld conducted a brief recross-examination of Teresa Ramirez, asking only two questions to establish that she works for the District Attorney's office and not the defense. The entire exchange was a quick credibility/bias point with no further development.

# 1 MS. CLARK:

Nothing further.

RECROSS-EXAMINATION BY MR. NEUFELD

# 2 MR. NEUFELD:

Miss Ramirez, you work for the District Attorney's office, don't you?

KEY QUOTE

# 3 MS. RAMIREZ:

Yes.

# 4 MR. NEUFELD:

You don't work for the Defense, do you?

# 5 MS. RAMIREZ:

No.

Temperature

procedural

Key Quotes (2)

Peter Neufeld

Miss Ramirez, you work for the District Attorney's office, don't you?

Neufeld's sole purpose here is to remind the jury that the witness is an employee of the prosecution, implying institutional loyalty and potential bias.

Teresa Ramirez

No.

Confirms she has no relationship with the defense, completing Neufeld's bias framing in two words.

Notable Exchanges (1)

Peter Neufeld•Teresa Ramirez

Neufeld established in two questions that Ramirez is a DA's office employee with no connection to the defense, then stopped — a classic 'plant the flag and sit down' move.

strategic

Credibility Attacks (1)

⚔ Teresa Ramirez

bias

Neufeld established Ramirez's employment by the District Attorney's office to suggest she is aligned with the prosecution, leaving the jury with that association as the last thing they heard on recross.

Objections

None recorded

Proceeding 7689 • 5 utterances • Prosecution witness

Criminal Trial

Department 103